According to a recent Counterpoint Research, the Samsung Galaxy A52s, which launched back in August 2021 was the most popular 5G Android smartphone in February 2021.

In February 2022, the four most selling 5G Android smartphones were all by Samsung (Via TechGoing). According to Counterpoint Research’s top 10 list of global top 10 best-selling 5G Android smartphones, the Galaxy A52s sold the most with 2.90% market share, followed by the Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G, which managed to secure 2.87% of the 5G Android market share.

The Galaxy S21 Founders Edition captured 2.63% of the market, and the Galaxy A32 5G occupied 2.09% of the 5G Android market in February. Trailing the South Korean, OPPO Reno7 5G became the top-selling 5G smartphone from a Chinese vendor with 1.92% of total 5G Android phone sales in February.

Honor is recently on the rise to fill the void left by Huawei after the US sanctions shipped a sizable amount of Honor 60 smartphones in February, accounting for 1.81% of the global 5G Android smartphone sales. The Vivo S12, the Redmi K40, and the Honor X30 occupied the seventh, eighth, and ninth positions in the top 10 rankings with 1.58%, 1.57%, and 1.51% market share, respectively.

The sales of the Chinese models are mainly driven by the domestic market where 5G has now become standard with a penetration rate of 83% as of February 2022.

In total, the top 10  best-selling 5G Android smartphones accounted for 20% of 5G Android smartphone sales in February. And Android smartphones made up 67% of global 5G smartphone sales in February 2022. Samsung is expected to remain dominant in the coming months as the brand has recently launched the new Galaxy A series which will likely be replacing the previous Gen A-series devices on the list.

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Rumors of the Samsung Galaxy A53 coming to markets in February 2022 have been afloat for a while. And now, the Korean tech giant has reportedly slashed the prices of Galaxy A52s by a considerable amount in India.

According to a report by 91mobiles, retail sources have informed that the Samsung Galaxy A52s prices in India have been slashed in offline stores. The Galaxy A52s has reportedly received a price cut of Rs. 5000 ($62) across both its variants. Meaning the 6GB+128GB variant which previously was priced at Rs. 35,999 ($484) can now be availed for Rs. 30,999 ($417) at a brick-and-mortar retail store. Similarly, the 8GB+128GB variant which came for Rs. 37,499 ($504) can now be bought for just Rs. 32,499 (437).

Interestingly, the price cut appears to have been made just for offline stores as Amazon India still has the products listed at the original prices.

Samsung Galaxy A52s Specifications 

The smartphone comes with a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED display with a Full-HD+ resolution. It is a punch-hole panel with slim bezels and a 120Hz screen refresh rate. The screen also doubles up as an in-display fingerprint scanner for security.

Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB, 256GB of onboard storage. It packs a 4,500mAh battery with 25W fast charging support. The device has a Quadruple camera system with a 64MP main lens, a 12MP ultra-wide lens, and two 5MP sensors.

The smartphone also comes with IP67 water and dust resistance rating. It boots on OneUI 3.1 based on Android 11 out of the box.

So if you are not interested in the upcoming Galaxy A53 smartphone (check full specifications) which is rumored to launch next month, this might be a perfect opportunity for you to save some money on a Samsung mid-ranger.

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Today, Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy A52s 5G in Singapore as a successor to the Galaxy A52 5G smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G comes with the same design as the predecessor but has a few upgrades like a bigger battery and a new chipset.

The Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G costs S$548 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant and S$648 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. It comes in multiple colors like Awesome White, Awesome Black, Awesome Violet, and Awesome Mint.

Samsung Galaxy A52s Specifications 

The smartphone comes with a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED display with a Full-HD+ resolution. It is a punch-hole panel with slim bezels and a 120Hz screen refresh rate. The screen also doubles up as an in-display fingerprint scanner for security.

Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB, 256GB of onboard storage. It packs a 4,500mAh battery with 25W fast charging support. The device has a Quadruple camera system with a 64MP main lens, a 12MP ultra-wide lens, and two 5MP sensors.

The smartphone has NFC support and bags IP67 water and dust resistance rating. It boots on OneUI 3.1 based on Android 11 out of the box.

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